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The Emakoko
The Emakoko
The Emakoko
The Emakoko
The Emakoko

Reviews of The Emakoko

Wildlife sightings and reviews

128 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited The Emakoko and kindly agreed to share their thoughts. They do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa

Wildlife sightings by our travellers
Starting in May-2018, 61 of our travellers have recorded their wildlife sightings at The Emakoko.
Lion

73% success

Leopard

2% success

Cheetah

14% success

Wild dog

5% success

Zebra

86% success

Giraffe

86% success

Black Rhino

79% success

White Rhino

77% success

Buffalo

74% success

Eland

62% success

Wildebeest

54% success

Spotted Hyena

49% success

Striped Hyena

5% success

Pangolin

2% success

Aardvark

0% success

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Arrival date
Mr & Mrs R
Glos

"The Emakoko review"

1 night Arrived 5 Feb 2025
"Beautiful lodge.

Peaceful, serene and extremely welcoming. It’s like being at home, but much better.

The food is outstanding. The staff are first class and nothing is too much trouble.

Great trips in the National park with loads to see." See all these reviews: 10n in Kenya
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Black Rhino

3 sightings

Buffalo

1 sighting

Cheetah

1 sighting

Eland

1 sighting

Giraffe

10 sightings

Lion

2 sightings

White Rhino

6 sightings

Zebra

3 sightings

Mr & Mrs K
Australia

"The Emakoko review"

1 night Arrived 26 Jan 2025
"Anthony & Emma made everyone feel welcome. Facilities were great. Our room was huge & beautiful!

Staff & food was incredible" See all these reviews: 15n in Kenya
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Ms J.
USA

"The Emakoko review"

1 night Arrived 26 Jan 2025
"This was a stopping point for our first tour and more or less a resting point for travelers going home or on to other tours. So the time spent here was for relaxation.

My cottage was straight up a hillside 140 steps or a convenient cable lift ride. I was greeted by baboons on my deck wondering who this new person was. Rock hyrax chattered hello and cute little geckos flitted about the roof line.

The room was tastefully decorated and offered a fireplace and expansive view.

The food was of course fabulous and even though I spent only one night it was peaceful and just what I needed before my next journey." See all these reviews: 12n in Kenya
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
KC
USA

"The Emakoko review"

1 night Arrived 26 Jan 2025
"Beautiful spot would be nice to stay longer" See all these reviews: 13n in Kenya
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Mrs D.
USA

"The Emakoko review"

1 night Arrived 26 Jan 2025
"The Emakoko is lovely. A nice respite on the way back to reality.
The room was gorgeous, the food delightful." See all these reviews: 13n in Kenya
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Lola
Canada

"The Emakoko review"

2 nights Arrived 26 Jan 2025
"Renovations are lovely." See all these reviews: 6n in Kenya
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Good
Service:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
jocelin
florida

"The Emakoko review"

2 nights Arrived 9 Jan 2025
"Beautiful room, great hospitality and wonderful access to Nairobi National Park." See all these reviews: 17n in Kenya
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Good
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Black Rhino

1 sighting

Buffalo

Multiple sightings

Giraffe

Multiple sightings

Lion

Multiple sightings

White Rhino

Multiple sightings

Zebra

Multiple sightings

Mr P.
USA

"The Emakoko review"

1 night Arrived 8 Jan 2025
"Emakoko is tucked away on the banks of the river in NNP and can be a steep climb to the rooms, but I asked for and was given the room near the main lounge and dining area.

The lodging was excellent, very large and spacious room with all the amenities. I was picked up from Four Points at 9 AM sharp and on the way to the lodge did a game drive in NNP.

The manager and guides at Emakoko are very well informed, the experience was fantastic, I saw 24 different rhinos, including some black rhinos in the 3 game drives I did there. Some of them were very close and comfortable with our presence.

The food was excellent and I was pampered and well cared for in my meal preferences." See all these reviews: 15n in Kenya
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Black Rhino

Multiple sightings

Buffalo

Multiple sightings

Giraffe

Multiple sightings

White Rhino

Multiple sightings

Wildebeest

1 sighting

Zebra

1 sighting

Mr S.
Clontarf

"The Emakoko review"

2 nights Arrived 29 Sep 2024
"This is an excellent place to stay close to Nairobi airport, far better than an airport or large chain hotel. It was very relaxing with very good food and large comfortable rooms. We really appreciated that they let us keep our room all day on our departure day and have lunch and dinner. We were not leaving to the airport until 8.30pm.

All the staff were really attentive and friendly - everyone remembered our names even though we were only there for 2 days. Food was very good, sensible portions with second helpings offered, so no chance of being hungry.

They were willing to drive us out of the park to notable locations in the area but we chose to stay put and relax.

On our first morning the Operations Manager, Rihaz - a professional wildlife photographer and guide - took us on our game drive as our nominated guide was assigned to do an airport pick-up. It was an excellent morning with some great photos of the white rhino, three black rhino posing for us, a herd of zebra drinking, a crocodile, sunrise shots and so much more.

The afternoon drive suffered from heavy rain and we finally asked to return early given the conditions and lack of sightings. Our guide in the afternoon was average and lacked the enthusiasm that all of our other guides had shown at our previous camps. He seemed to be texting on his mobile phone a lot of the time. I had booked to go out early the following morning before sunrise but cancelled after this drive. It was a shame as the Nairobi Nat Park is actually very good especially early in the morning and mid week before the tourist trips arrive from Nairobi City.

The Emakoko is well worth staying at either at the start and/or end of your trip." See all these reviews: 14n in Kenya
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Black Rhino

3 sightings

Buffalo

Multiple sightings

Eland

2 sightings

Giraffe

2 sightings

Lion

Multiple sightings

Spotted Hyena

2 sightings

White Rhino

4 sightings

Zebra

2 sightings

Mrs A. & Ms. K
Canada

"The Emakoko review"

1 night Arrived 24 Sep 2024
"The Emakoko was fine for the daytime we had there. We did not have time to do a game drive, although we did drive through the Nairobi National Park.

Our room was ok. The sink was cracked and leaked and there were ants in the bath tub. I did not feel that the room was used very much, as cleaning was a bit poor. I do not think I would want to stay in this room overnight.

Our meals were good and staff were very friendly and helpful. Our driver was excellent, staying with us at the airport until we passed the initial security check. Thank you for this." See all these reviews: 13n in Kenya
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Average

Location:
Good
Service:
Good
Facilities:
Good
Rooms:
Average
Food:
Average
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128 reviews of The Emakoko by travellers since August 2007
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